Garment hanger



Oct. 24, 1939. YQUNG 2,177,163

GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 13, 1938 INVENT OR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 24, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE 2 Claims.

The main objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger having provisions for effectingsubstantial economies in the cost of manufacturing the same.

Second, to provide a garment hanger having a wire yoke and hook formedpartially of relatively light gauge stock without detracting from thestrength of the hanger.

Further objects. relating to details and econ- 10 omies of my inventionwill definitely appear from the description to follow. The invention isdefined in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying draw- 15 ing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation view of a garment hanger in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view illustratingdetails of the inven- 20 tion.

The present invention relates to a hanger similar in general to thatshown and claimed in my copending application, Serial No. 234,755, filedOctober 13, 1938 in that it aims to reduce the 25 cost of manufacturewithout detracting from the strength of the resultant article. Forpurposes of illustration, I have shown my invention in connection with apaper strut hanger, but it will be apparent that the inventive conceptis not re- 30 stricted in that particular.

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral l in general indicatesthe hanger of my invention, which consists of a yoke 2 formed of Wireand comprising a pair of downwardly di- 35 verging garment supportingarms 3, shoulders 4 integral with arms 3 at the apex thereof, and theterminal inwardly directed portions 5 at the other end thereof, whichportions are provided with offset lugs 6 adapted to receive a tubularpaper 40 strut I thereon and frictionally engaging the interior of thestrut whereby to hold the same in operative position.

Intermediate the shoulders 4, the yoke 2 is prvided with an upwardlyextending offset or bay 45 for the purpose of accommodating a hangerengaging element on a conveyor such as is employed in cleanersestablishments. This bay likewise serves as a, point of attachment forthe suspending hook member 9 of my hanger in the following 50 manner.The said suspending member consists of a length of wire stock preferablyof a gauge considerably lighter and preferably two or more gaugeslighter than the stock of yoke 2. It is folded at its middle to providea pair of strands l0 terminating in shank members H which are wrappedaround the opposite substantially vertically extending sides !2 of theoffset or bay 8. The Wrapped extremity of shank members If is indicatedby the reference numeral l3. Shank members i I serve as a shank for thehanger and the remainder of the suspending member 9 is conformed toprovide a hook l5.

On account of the double strand construction 10 of suspending member 9,it is possible to form the same of substantially lighter stock than thatof yoke 2, thereby effecting a substantial economy in material costwithout diminishing the strength of the hanger. The strands Iii arepreferably spaced substantially in a direction perpendicular to theplane of yoke arms 3, whereby a convenient and comfortable grasp of thehanger is had for handling the same.

My improved form of hanger does away with the extensive twistingcommonly employed to provide the shank, thereby further reducing thecost of production, while the expedient of wrapping the shank members Habout offset 8 is ample to prevent deformation or displacement of the 5suspending member.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in an embodiment whichis very practical.

I have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments oradaptations as it is believed this disclosure will enable those skilledin the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a yoke having a pair of downwardlydiverging garment supporting arms and shoulders intermediate said arms,said yoke having an offset between said shoulders, and a hook and shankmember including a length of stock bent on itself to provide doublestrands and having the ends thereof wrapped about the sides of saidoffset, the double strand member being conformed to provide a suspendinghook.

2. A garment hanger comprising a yoke having downwardly diverging armsand an upward loop-like offset at the apex thereof, and a double strandhook having diverging shank members wrapped around the side portions ofsaid upward offset of said yoke.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

